There are definitely a few things I wish someone had told me before heading into my first birth. Things that would have made a big difference in my experience that day. So today, I’m going to share those pieces of advice that I wish someone had told me! And I pray they fill YOUR laborRead More →
Ok, so I know I often encourage you to enjoy your birth experience. Reminding you that God created it to be one of the best days of your life; that giving birth is a crazy love gift to enjoy. And all of that’s true! But what does it really mean to ‘enjoy’ your birth? DoesRead More →
Ok, gonna be really honest right now. I’m in a hard season. And there are days when I think, “I don’t know if I can do this.” We moved to a city where I don’t have close friends or my family to help with our kiddos and I’m feeling alone and exhausted. My kids won’tRead More →
Let’s be honest… Life with a new baby is wonderful and precious, but also exhausting and difficult. Suddenly you’re up all hours of the night, dealing with a flush of new hormones, figuring out the bumpy road of breastfeeding, healing from the birth, and figuring out your new norm. With my first baby, I rememberRead More →
Whether we realize it or not, we all have a “backpack” we carry around filled with everything we’ve been told about birth. And for most of us, it’s filled with pretty negative stuff. Our friend’s traumatic birth story (which she loves to re-tell for dramatic effect) The story our 7th grade teacher told us ofRead More →